Neighbors and Firefighters Rescue Pets/Fight Flames When Home Burned in Eureka Yesterday

Firefighter Jason Campillo gives oxygen to a dog rescued from the house.[Photo by Mark McKenna]

Press release from Humboldt Bay Fire:

On 08/11/18, at 2:41 P.M. units from Humboldt Bay Fire were dispatched to a reported structure fire at a residence on the 0 block of West Clark Street. The first arriving engine found neighbors trying to extinguish the fire to the outside of a laundry room with garden hoses. The engine companies made a fire attack on the side of the structure at the laundry room and found that the fire had breached into the kitchen and the attic area above the main portion of the house. The fire damaged the roof structure to the point that it was sagging in the middle which extended extinguishment time. Firefighters had to cut into the structure from the outside walls and from the ceiling into the attic in order to bring the fire under control. Several dogs were found inside during and after the fire. All the dogs are accounted for and are alive. Several cats were also located inside and rescued. There are possibly 3 cats that are unaccounted for, presumably escaped through the open doors and windows.

After one hour the fire was brought under control with crews staying on scene until after 6:00 PM extinguishing hot spots to ensure the fire was completely out.

No one was home at the time of the fire. The origin of the fire is the laundry room, the cause has not yet been determined.

Many neighbors came to the aid of the owner to assist with the care and containment of the pets.

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We want to give thanks to everyone who has helped my grandma though this tradgety. Without the help of the fire and rescue, animal control, and the neighbors the animals wouldn’t have made it safely out of the fire.